The Department congratulates Professor Sandra Young , who has been the recipient of a long-term Fellowship at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC, during her sabbatical year.
The Department of English Literary Studies and the Institute for Creative Arts warmly invite you to join us on Thursday, 17 August from 17h30-19h00 (Hiddingh Hall) for the next instalment of our 2023 edition of The Writers’ Seminar.
The Department of English Literary Studies is extremely proud and excited to share that one of our literary scholars Wisani Mushwana has published his first book 'A Soft Landing'.
The Department of English Literary Studies and the Institute for Creative Arts warmly invite you to join us on Thursday May 4th from 17h30-19h00 (Hiddingh Hall) for the next instalment of our 2023 edition of The Writers’ Seminar.
A special issue of the international journal Shakespeare Bulletin, co-edited by Prof Sandra Young (UCT) and Prof David Sterling Brown of Trinity College in the US, has just appeared
We are extremely proud and excited to share that Associate Professor Barbara Boswell, our Head of Department, will be launching her latest book this month. The launch for her latest pub
We are delighted to share that Professor Emeritus Kelwyn Sole will be launching a new book, Skin Rafts. The launch will take place virtually.
Date: Wednesday, 4 May 2022
Time: 18h00
About Skin Rafts:
We will be hosting the latest session in our Departmental Research Seminar on Friday April 8th from 14h00-15h30 (AC Jordan 116). Associate Professor Hedley Twidle (UCT) will be giving a paper entitled: &ld
The Department hosted Professor James Corby from the University of Malta on Thursday, 17 March. Professor Corby presented a compelling paper, titled “An Island No Man Is: Insularity Without Subjectivity in Coetzee’s&n
We are delighted to announce the second in-person installment of our research seminar, The Writers' Series. The Department will be hosting Professor Elleke Boehmer (Oxon) on Friday, 18 March from 13h30 to 15h00.
The Department of English Literary Studies warmly invites you to join us for the first instalment of the 2022 edition of The Writers’ Seminar. The seminar will take place in person at Hiddingh Hall on Friday, 4 March from 12
Associate Professor Christopher Ouma is a recipient of the College of Fellows Young Research Award for 2021. Ouma is one of four academics who have been recognised for their outstanding scholarly work, that has made significant inde
We are delighted that Associate Professor Rosanne Kennedy, from the Australian National University (ANU), will be presenting at our next Research Seminar Series session, on Thursday, 28 October 2021 at 12h00 (SAST). She will be in convers
Submissions are now open and the essay topic has been posted online. You can access the guidelines for applying, as well as this year’s topic at http://konst
We are delighted to announce that award-winning novelist, Damon Galgut, will be the first writer to join our The Writers' Seminar.
Damon Galgut will be joining us on Friday 22nd October
